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HISTOR Y OF DALLAS COUNTY.

SEC. 5.-That the election for said countyseat shall be conducted in conformity withthe existing laws regulating elections at thetime thereof, and the returns made in tendays to' the chief justice of said county;who shall declare the place receiving thehighest or greatest number of votes to bethe legal seat of justice of said county; providedany one place shall have received amajority of all the votes polled at said election;but in case no one place shall have receiveda majority as aforesaid, then the chiefjustice shall immediately order another election,giving ten days' notice thereof, postedup as before stated, putting in nominationthe two places that receive the greatest numberof votes; which said election shall be conductedand returns made as heretofore provided;and the place then receiving the greatestnumber of votes shall be declared to bethe county seat of justice of said county;provided it does not exceed five'miles fromthe center of said county.SEC. 6.-That Rev. James Smith, AmonMcComas, R. J. West, Wv J. Walker and MicajahGoodwin, of whom three may consitutea quorum to do business, shall be and they arehereby appointed commissioners to lay out,sell and transfer lots, if necessary, and tosuperintend the carrying out of such propositionsas may have been made in favor of thelocation selected, and report to the chiefjusticewhether or not the bonds containing propositionsin favor of said place have been strictlycomplied with by the makers and obligorsof the same.SEC. 7.-That as soon as the county buildingsare received by said coinmissioners, .andreported to the chief justice, the clerks ofthe districts and county courts, sheriffs andcounty surveyors shall remove their officesand papers to the place selected for said

county seat; and all courts shall be held thereafterat the said county seat.SEC. 8.-That all laws and parts of lawsconflicting with this act be, and the same arehereby repealed; and that this act take effectand be in force from and after its passage.Approved Jan. 11, 1850.Under the above and last act the generalelection was held August 5, 1850, for locatingthe county seat, and resulted as follows:For Dallas 191" Hord's Ridge (now O..k Cliff) 178" Cedar Springs 101Total 470236 votes being necessary for a choice, onthe 31st of the same month, August, 1850,another election was held, resulting thus:For Dallas 244" Hord's Ridge 216Total 460231 being necessary for a choice, Dallaswas chosen as the county seat.The following certificate as to the correctnessof the above acts was made and certifiedto by the chief clerk of the secretary of saidState.STATE OF TEXAS, )DEPARTMENT OF STATE. SI. J. R. Curl, Chief Clerk and actingSecretary of State of the State of Texas, dohereby certify that the within and foregoing.is a true and correct copy of the acts of theLegislature of the State of Texas entitled asfollows with date of approval: "An Actcreating the county of Dallas," approvedMarch 30, 1846; "An Act to establish theseat of justice of Dallas county", approvedApril 18, 1846; "An Act providing for theelection of officers for Dallas county"', approvedMay 12, 1846; "An Act to providefor fixing the seat of justice of the county